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To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the oral
contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade
in the Westminster Hall debate of 12 September 2017, on foreign direct investment,
what plans he has to maintain regulatory equivalence with key markets.

<p>The UK Government is committed to making the UK the best place in the world to
do business. As the Prime Minister set out in the White paper &quot;The United Kingdom’s
Exit from and new partnership with the European Union&quot;, this will mean fostering
a high quality, stable and predictable regulatory environment. We want to minimise
the regulatory and market access barriers for both goods and services in trade with
the EU. Discussions on regulatory equivalence will form part of the negotiations.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations
he has received from (a) businesses and (b) business organisations on the relationship
the UK should have with the single market after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>The Department has held numerous meetings with representatives from the business
community since the Referendum in June last year. This has included over 300 individual
meetings, roundtables and other types of engagement with all sectors of the economy
and in every region of the UK. The insight and analysis provided as a result of this
close dialogue is incredibly valuable in supporting the Government’s objective to
agree a comprehensive new partnership with the EU, ensuring business can continue
to access European markets while recognising the indivisibility of the EU’s four freedoms.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will ensure that
Vauxhall Ellesmere Port has the same trade arrangement for (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff
barriers after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>The UK is the third largest European car producer with its competitiveness underpinned
by using a highly integrated European supply chain to support just-in-time production.
We want British companies, including automotive, to have the greatest possible tariff-
and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours.</p><p>Negotiating a comprehensive
free trade agreement with the EU, greater in scope than any such agreement before,
is a priority for the Government as we leave the EU. We want tariff-free trade with
Europe, and for cross-border trade to be as frictionless as possible. The UK starts
from a unique position – where our rules and regulations are the same as the EU, and
where we share a commitment to high regulatory standards. The terms of our future
trading relationship with the EU are a matter for the negotiation, however we are
confident that a future partnership between the UK and the EU is in the interest of
both sides, so we approach the negotiations anticipating success.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he
has had with his counterparts in the EU on customs arrangements for movement of goods
within Europe after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union regularly meets with counterparts
in the EU to discuss a range of matters relating to the UK's Exit from the EU.<br><br></p><p>The
Government set out its position in relation to future customs arrangements with the
EU in a Future Relationship Paper in August.</p><p> </p>

<p>In our negotiations with the EU, the UK will seek to secure a new, deep and special
partnership. We propose the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with
our European neighbours based on our rules and regulations being the same at the start,
and on maintaining our commitment to free trade and high standards.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>But there will be areas that affect our economic relations where we
and our European friends may have different goals; or where we share the same goals
but want to achieve them through different means. This is where we recognise that
the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations, and so our task
is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds
those rights and obligations in a new and different balance.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions
he has had with the European Commission on the protection of intellectual property
rights after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>As referenced in the Government’s Summer Paper on Science and Innovation and the
EU exit White Paper in May, the UK has one of the best IP regimes in the world, and
leaving the EU will not change that: we will continue to deliver quality rights-granting
services, lead the world in enforcement and engage in international IP discussions.</p><p>
</p><p>We have made good progress to date on discussions of separation issues, including
IP rights, but we believe that this issue will be an important part of the discussions
on our future partnership. We have been clear that in order to provide certainty to
businesses and citizens we must talk about the future. For our part, we are ready
to move these negotiations on. Doing so will allow us to best achieve our joint objectives
and move towards a deal that works for both the UK and the EU.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p>

<p>We have been clear that in order to provide certainty to businesses and citizens
we must talk about the future economic partnership between the UK and the EU. For
our part, we are ready to move on to these negotiations at the earliest opportunity
and believe that the future relationship on intellectual property rights will be an
important part of our discussions.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer
of 7 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has had
from business organisations on the importance of regulatory alignment to the EU after
the UK leaves the EU.

<p>The Government is committed to the best possible deal for the United Kingdom -
a deal that works for businesses and all parts of the UK. Stakeholder engagement is
a central element of our plan and the Government has conducted a wealth of engagement
with representative organisations, both in the UK and most recently at a roundtable
for leaders of Europe’s key business organisations. We continue to take their suggestions
into account, including on the subject of regulatory alignment.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations
he has received from business organisations about (a) a free trade agreement with
the EU and (b) a strictly time-limited implementation period after the UK leaves the
EU.

<p>HMG has held numerous meetings with the business community since the Referendum
in June last year. This has included over 350 individual meetings, roundtables and
other types of engagement with sectors across the economy and in every region of the
UK. Engagement with business has included discussions on a wide range of issues.</p><p>
</p><p>A cross-government Business Advisory Group, consisting of the five main business
representative organisations, has also been established to ensure business is not
only heard but is influential throughout the negotiations. The Prime Minister chairs
a quarterly Business Advisory Council to hear directly from senior business leaders
on the key issues across EU exit, and the wider economy. This engagement has helped
to inform our positions on the implementation period and the deal we are seeking with
the EU. The insight and analysis provided as a result of this close dialogue is incredibly
valuable as we seek a bold and ambitious future partnership with the EU.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer
of 1 November 2017 to Question 110712, on EU law, what representations he has received
from businesses on differences to rules and regulations between the UK and the EU
after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>The UK Government is committed to making the UK the best place in the world to
do business and ministers from across Government have carried out extensive engagement
on EU exit - with businesses and industry bodies from all sectors of the economy and
all regions of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To make the UK the best place
to do business means fostering a high quality, stable and predictable regulatory environment.
This means the Withdrawal Bill will, so far as possible, maintain the status quo in
this regard and provide a good starting point for a deep and special partnership with
the EU. Through the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill we will legislate
for the Implementation Period. As the PM said in her Florence speech, the framework
for this strictly time-limited period, which can be agreed under Article 50, would
be the existing structure of EU rules and regulations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With
regards to the future regulatory relationship this is subject to negotiations, but
as the PM set out this should be straightforward in areas where regulation is outside
the scope of our trade and economic relations. But there will be areas which do affect
our economic relations where we and our European friends may have different goals;
or where we share the same goals but want to achieve them through different means.
This is where we recognise that the single market is built on a balance of rights
and obligations, and so our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close
economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different
balance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As negotiations progress, we will continue
to seek the input of businesses across a range of issues, including on the subject
of rules and regulatory differences between the EU and UK.</p>